The Washington critic., 1887-07-11
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.


Barkley Peak, convicted at Mt. Holly,
N. j., OF the murder Of Mary Anderson,
has been sentenced to be hanged on Sep
tember !.
The strike OF the oil workers at Point
Breeze, Philadelphia, is over, and the
works Of the Philadelphia and Atlantic Re
filming Companies will start In full opera
ton Monday morning.
Archbishop Corrigan confirmed between
Catholic churches at Rondout N. Y, yes
terday. He mades no reference to DIR.
McGlynn's communication.
BY premature explosion OF giant powder
while blasting rock Saturday on the Car
ollna Railroad near the Catawba River 10
Lancaster County, s. G., one white man and
eight negroes were instantly killed.
Discomfort is spreading among the
Knights OF Labor Iron and steel workers
throughout the country because the general
officers Of the order have not granted them
a charter for a national trades assembly.
While playing baseball IN Manayunk,
Philadelphia, Saturday, Edward McDade,
eged 10 years, was struck in the neck with
ball and had his wiudpipe split He died
soon after he had been taken to his home.
All the hotel keepers in Huntingdon, Pa,
were refused licenses in February last, and
Saturday they all signed an agreement to
close their places until October, when the
Supreme Court is expected to render de-
cision.
Richard Short who has lust been dis.
charged from the hospital at New York, de.
clares that he will yet make things warm
for O'Donovan Rosa. He said: "Rossa
treated me shabbily, and I'm going to make
him pay me for It,"
| Father John Rogers, the oldest priest In
New Jersey, died at New Brunswick yester-
day, aged 10 years lie was born 10 Ire.
land. He had been priest flfty.ilye years,
forty.o one of which he spent in st. Peter's
Parish, New Brunswick.
Pleuropneumonia made It appearance
| few days ago In the town of Wcstchester,
| n. Y, and the disease has extended to the
| extensive stock farm Of VIM. Iiavemeyer,
| on 1broggs Neck, where number OF valu-
able blooded cattle have been taken sick.
| The General Executive Board OF the
| Knights Of Labor have Issued n secret circu
lar containing statement OF the board in
relotiOn to the difficulty with District As.
tembly No. 1876, carpet workers, and the
causes which led to Its suspension recently.
The rear car of the scashore express train
that left Altoona, Pa, bound eastward,
Saturday morning, jumped the track a
short distance below the depot and over
| turned. Twenty passengers were In the
| car, but all escaped injury except Mrs
Lewis Dencler and her four-year-old
daughter, who were injured, but not seri-
| ously.
Filomella Cassali, young Italian
woman, was seen In New York Saturday
| apparently concealipg basket In d coal
box in Norfolk street. In the basket was
found the body Of child about two months
old, With tbn side Of its head crushed ln
and Its mouth tied up with rope passed
under the chin and over the head. The
woman was arrested, but afterwards dis
charged.
The opinion is expressed In St. Louis
that the Grand Army will be the chief suf-
| ferer by the refusal OF the President to
visit ST. Louis. Already several business
houses have declined to pay subscriptions
they made to the Grand Army fund. One
subscriber said: ~ think the Grand Army
fund will he reduced S25, 900 by the Presi.
dents letter and his refusal to come to the
city,"
Governor Gordon Of Georgia, was hanged
In efligy Friday, at Dalton, from gallows
erected to hang Holman, sentenced to
death for numbering u young woman In
Whiteileld county last year, because he
commuted the sentence to imprisonment
for life. Four thousand people, who had
ilocked to Dalton to witness the hanging OF
Holman, became so Indignant at Governor
Gordon's action that they heaped upon his
efllgy every indignlty.
The will OF the late John Armory Cod
man, the contest over which has excited
great interest In Boston, has been sus-
taintd. The widow and daughter contested
the will on the ground that Mrs. Ella IL
Kimball, who was given large bequests, had
exercised an undue influence over the mind
of the testator. The estate is estimated q,
S4l3,O00. Under the will there is given to
Mrs. Goldman outright 5000 and to Mrs
Kmball $4,000. 1t is possible that Mrs
Kimball will receive the Income OF $3.50 900
in addition to the $4,000 bequeathed to
her, and also TWO notes, amounting to
$4,000. II is estimated that in fourteen
years Mr.. Goldman raii $4,000 to Mrs
kimball.